Originally Posted by
wilson
I've actually not been to Indy, but I feel very confident in saying that it simply has more personality than Daytona. For starters, it remains the original venue, albeit with considerable alterations. Some of those alterations, however, have immeasurable charm, most notably the single line of original paving bricks that run across the finish line and receive a kiss from winning drivers and crews (actually a rather recent tradition). Daytona's "heritage course," if you will, the original route, ran along the beach, and the current venue is thus not the real McCoy in a certain sense. It is mainly cool simply because it's [Scottish accent] FRIGGIN' HUGE! [/Scottish accent]. But even though it hosts "The Great American Race," I'd argue that Indy is at least as American, since it hosts both of the two main US series (even more legit following the recent open-wheel reunion). Moreover, the Brickyard 400 is probably NASCAR's second-biggest race (and if I'm not mistaken, its biggest paycheck), so it's not like that's much of a dropoff either. I have now convinced myself even more thoroughly: it should be Indy.